got a problem...

Could you explain the red part of this phrase:

"this book shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the publisher's prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser"

I couldnt understand the red part... what does "binding and cover" mean ?

Re: got a problem...

Originally Posted by Chuvak

Could you explain the red part of this phrase:

"this book shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the publisher's prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser"

I couldnt understand the red part... what does "binding and cover" mean ?

"Binding" refers to the process of adding a "cover". It just means you're not supposed to "repackage" the book. They really should have put "without the publisher's prior consent" in parentheses. Take that phrase out for a moment and re-read the passage.

Let me be a free man, free to travel, free to stop, free to work, free to trade where I choose, free to choose my own teachers, free to follow the religion of my fathers, free to talk, think and act for myself. - Chief Joseph, Nez Perce